Solution-Focused Family Therapy Case Study

JOE SMITH, CASE #1, SOLUTION-FOCUSED FAMILY THERAPY
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Joe Smith, Case #1, Solution-Focused Family Therapy
The key theoretical formations ofSolution-Focused Family Therapy
Solution-Focused Family Therapy, also known as SFBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy or Solution-Building Family Therapy is a goal-directed, future-focused therapy solution that focuses on solutions to the client’s problems rather than focusing on the problems per se(Nelson, 2010). Social-Focused Family therapy emphasizes realistic, concise, and clear goal negotiations. This type of therapy assumes that, all clients are somehow aware of what is required for their lives to be better and that they have the necessary skills to come up with a solution.

The case of Joe and Beth articulates that both are aware of the problems facing their relationship and knows why they have opted for counseling. It is clear that, Joe and Beth are not interested in what happened or where they have been; they are rather concerned with where they want be. In this case, both have agreed on a divorce, and; therefore, Solution-Focused Family Therapy is ideal because focuseson what the client wants or where the client wants to go and not on the clients past, or causes of the problems(Nelson, 2010). For this to happen, there is a need to let the client present the problem without having any intentions of understanding the cause of the problem or any pre-conceived ideas about the client’s

This is because it assumes that, the exist solutions to how a current problem can be solved since many people have solved many problems in the past. Additionally, with behavioral disorders, there exists some instances in which clients have had things; different form the problem, happen for them and that can be repeated for the current problem. In the development of behavior disorders it important that therapist identify and acknowledge the efforts taken by a client in trying to better his or her behaviors. According to Nelson (2010), Solution-Focused Family Therapy employs a complementing techniques, where, the therapist endeavors to acknowledge whatever a client is doing and is working for him or her and invite or encourage them to do more of